Sign in Subscribe

Topic

Government

A collection of 63 issues

Rehoboth Select Board Approves Road Striping, Braces for Article 23 Town Meeting Fight

REHOBOTH — May 26, 2026 — Rehoboth's Select Board spent its May 26 pre-town-meeting session preparing for an expected showdown on Article 23, the state-mandated multifamily zoning overlay, at the June 2 annual town meeting. Town Moderator Bill Quigley, marking his 20th year running Rehoboth town meetings,

Rehoboth Planning Board Sends Baker Street Subdivision Plan to Engineering Review

REHOBOTH — May 20, 2026 — Rehoboth Planning Board opens public hearing on a five-lot subdivision near the Swansea line. Engineer Alexander Gordetsky presented the definitive subdivision plan for Dream Home LLC's proposed development at 5 Baker Street, a 9.75-acre parcel, describing a 100-year-storm-rated

Rehoboth Select Board ratifies fire chief contract, advances town administrator search

REHOBOTH — May 18, 2026 — Rehoboth Select Board ratified a new fire chief contract and moved its town administrator search toward a late-June appointment deadline. The board unanimously accepted a three-year contract for the incoming fire chief — announced after an executive session — and received a search update from a

Rehoboth Conservation Commission Accepts Pine Street Parcel, Orders Wetland Restoration at Star Lane

REHOBOTH — May 12, 2026 — Rehoboth Conservation Commission accepts a 25-acre Pine Street donation and sets a June 7 wetland restoration deadline at Star Lane. The commission unanimously voted to accept a parcel donation at 94 Pine Street from John Ferreira, comprising roughly 25 acres including approximately 8 acres of

Planning Board Endorses Reynolds Avenue Land Swap, Eyes Solar Permitting Deadline

REHOBOTH — May 6, 2026 — Rehoboth Planning Board unanimously endorsed a minor land swap at 98 Reynolds Avenue and opened a lengthy discussion on a new state solar permitting law with an October 1 compliance deadline. The board approved a Form A plan swapping equal slivers of land between 98 and

Rehoboth Select Board Tables French Street Pole Hearing, Awaits National Grid

REHOBOTH — May 4, 2026 — Rehoboth Select Board tables French Street utility pole hearing after National Grid misses the meeting. Resident Keith Foley of 53 French Street told the board Monday that a proposed new National Grid pole would sit as close as 20 feet from the pole already serving his

Rehoboth Finance Committee Approves $15 Million Budget, Raises PFAS and Snow Funding

REHOBOTH — April 29, 2026 — Rehoboth Finance Committee locked in its annual town meeting warrant recommendations, including a $15,073,790 operating budget and nearly $477,200 in snow deficit spending. Meeting April 29, the committee voted unanimously on all articles, raising the fiscal year 2026 PFAS remediation appropriation from $50,

Conservation Commission Issues Cease-and-Desist at 30 Star Lane After Compliance Failures

REHOBOTH — April 28, 2026 — Rehoboth's Conservation Commission issued a cease-and-desist enforcement order at 30 Star Lane and advanced permits for three properties at its April 28 meeting. A commissioner's site visit found that the owner of 30 Star Lane had pulled wetland-boundary stakes,

Rehoboth Select Board Promotes Graves to Fire Chief, Restructures Department Leadership

REHOBOTH — April 27, 2026 — Rehoboth Select Board unanimously promoted Peter Graves to fire chief and brought back former chief Frank Barresi as a consultant to steady the department through June 30. Select Board member Rob Johnson, who led the search process after an unexpected vacancy the prior week, said he

Rehoboth Select Board Approves $2M in State Road Funds, Crypto ATM Ban Article

REHOBOTH — April 21, 2026 — Rehoboth Select Board approves more than $2 million in state road funds and moves to ban crypto ATMs at town meeting. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve two separate Chapter 90 state reimbursement packages — Project 26-03 for $1,416,129.76 and a second

More local coverage: Bristol County News · The Seekonk Post · The Somerset Post · The Swansea Post · The Taunton Post · The Westport Post

Part of the Townbrief network — local government coverage for 350+ Massachusetts towns.